It looks to me that yes, 'Halcyon' is the planted one. I say that because even as an immature plant, 'Mississippi Delta' often already has developed the slightly rippled edges I see in your pic. And the planted hosta in your pic has that pretty blue color. Anyway, that's my guess. I'm not very experienced, so if someone more learned comes along and corrects me, I won't take it personally. : )

Cheers,
Don B.

Hi Kathy,

Yes, Halcyon is the one in the ground and Mississippi Delta the one not planted yet. The Halcyon is stretching out a bit from being in the shade and I had to take a couple of the leaves off Mississippi Delta that had already turned completely yellow or it would have appeared larger.

Chris

Halcyon upside down cake?

jk

Dave

Here's the picture uprighted.

Halcyon is blue and medium sized. Missisppi Delta is green, large and has roundish leaves that look like a river delta. Hence the name. It looks to me like you have Halcyon in the ground. Chris will know. Email him.

Here's my MD.

This post was edited by steve_mass on Sat, Sep 28, 13 at 19:29

Thanks, I agree. I moved Halcyon to a new hole by the path and Mississippi Delta into the hole visible from my party deck. Everybody is happy. I remember thinking how muscular the roots where on MD when I first unpacked it.
Kathy

a good example of the quality of plant you get from this garden center!

hh

That's for sure, HH. Always great plants from Hallson Gardens.

Don B.

This was such a pleasant experience. When I pulled those two big hostas out of the bucket, they looked pretty much the same to me. I did some web searching, made my choice and planted one. I almost immediately started doubting my decision, took the picture, posted, and went outside and started digging another hole. I came inside,read Don B.'s reply and could then clearly see the differences. Chris' explanation was enlightening. Steve_mass your MD is beautiful! How old is it?

Thank you all for your generous sharing of your time.

Halcyon is on my list of slo-pokes, but hey, June et.al. comes from there, so no whining...

hh

Halcyon is on my list of slo-pokes, but hey, June et.al. comes from there, so no whining...

hh

Zkathy, 'Mississippi Delta' is a hosta I acquired this spring, and one I am REALLY looking forward to raising to maturity. It'll be a biggie : ) I added a link for a couple more pics and a little more information about 'Mississippi Delta'. From 'The Hosta Helper' that is part of the website PlantsGalore.com...

Don B.

Here is a link that might be useful: Info/Pics pertaining to 'Mississippi Delta'

Those 6/13 and 7/13 pictures of Halcyon show it to be planted too deep to my eyes. That may be why it's slow growing for you. It's hard to tell with all that mulch around it, but you should pull the mulch back anyway and check to be sure it's not planted too deep. As a three year old plant, Halcyon is pretty much fully mature in my garden.

Steve

Halcyon has grown vigorously here. Even after it was obliterated by a back hoe. Each of the found pieces grew from a small, one or two eyed "plant" into a sizeable clump 3-4 years later.

Zkathy, some very healthy plants you have there!

Steve n Harry....love your gorgeous Halcyon....my sport off of June (aka Halcyon2 in my garden) is sure going to make me happy next year. Harryshoe, each time I see that beautiful powdery blue of yours, I catch my breath! The geranium companion sure compliments it. :-)

Jo